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Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams and cornerback Benny Sapp were fined $5,000 apiece for unnecessary roughness penalties in Sunday's loss in Pittsburgh.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is returning to Capitol Hill next week, this time to testify about the case of two professional football players whose suspensions were blocked by the courts.

When the 2003 college draft was held, former Penn State defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy was a happy camper as he was the first round pick of the St.

Following is a scouting report on the Minnesota Vikings based on interviews with several coaches and scouts whose teams recently played the Vikings: ♦ Sign up for Green Bay Packers text alerts.

A competitor's credo is to never apologize for a win and never settle for a moral victory in defeat.

CHAREAN WILLIAMS It took Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams 10 years before he played in his first Pro Bowl.

Vikings veterans quickly recognized in 2006 that Mike Tomlin had the coaching chops to be a head man someday.

This is exactly why the Minnesota Vikings spent the summer trying to persuade Brett Favre to end his latest retirement: to run their offense, not be their offense.

Brett Favre has been voted the NFL's most valuable player three times. He sees similarities in the way he's playing this season.

Leslie Frazier said that former Ravens center Matt Birk and Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams , who went against each other in practice for the past three seasons, will battle each other a lot Sunday when Baltimore pays a visit to the Metrodome.

"They're all heartbreakers," he said. "Every time you lose, it sucks. Going to work tomorrow sucks because you lost.

OK, the bad news first. For the third week in a row, the Baltimore Ravens lost a game they had the opportunity to win in the final minute.

The NFL continued its legal fight against Minnesota Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams Wednesday, asking a full panel from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court ruling which allowed the two players to sue the league for violating state workplace laws.

With the Ravens preparing to take on the Minnesota Vikings this weekend, two members of the enemy team answered a few questions about their squad.

And I'll be glad to give you a standing ovation when you're name is announced. But to quoth the rest of the Ravens: "Nevermore!" Close comment Add your own comment Matt Birk Rob Carr, Associated Press More from Access Vikings Pat Williams had never met a center he wasn't willing to trash verbally in the days leading up to a game.

Matt Birk grew up in St. Paul and, until this season, spent his entire NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings.

The NFL wants a federal appeals court to rehear the case involving the suspensions of two Minnesota Vikings players who violated the league's anti-doping policy.

The winless St. Louis Rams moved the football Sunday, until the Vikings took advantage of mistakes in the red zone.

The Vikings quarterback dodged questions about whether he would play next year. By JUDD ZULGAD and ROCHELLE OLSON , Star Tribune staff writers Last update: October 12, 2009 - 10:34 PM Brett Favre no longer appears to be interested in putting a timetable on when his career is going to end.

That's what Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier believes, anyway. "He'd get my vote for sure," Frazier said Sunday.

On the road, they it's even harder to win. I hope the Vikes play well and don't look past the Rams.

NFL ratings are at their highest in 20 years. Through the first four weeks of the season, games are drawing their best average viewership since 1989 at 17.4 million, up 14 percent from the same point in 2008.

Darren Sharper heard the whispers last season. Despite having the most career interceptions of any active NFL player, he had his quietest season since 1998.

Taylor missed his second consecutive practice Thursday, and ESPN.com reported that he needs surgery on his right ankle.

While trial dates are mulled in state court, the NFL must decide whether to appeal a related federal appeals court ruling.

Congress plans to conduct a hearing next month on two professional football players whose suspensions were blocked by a federal appeals court, CBS station WCCO-TV reports.

He's considered one of the most dangerous receivers in the NFL. He's a master at getting open down the field deep.

GREEN BAY - When the Minnesota Vikings line up against the Green Bay Packers tonight, they'll have eight starters acquired via free agency.

Even though the Packers haven't run the ball well in the first three weeks - they rank a middling 18th in the league in rushing yards per game - and they're facing perhaps the league's premier rushing defense, there's reason to believe they'll have some success on the ground on Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings.

When Jared Allen played for Kansas City, the Chiefs' major rival was the Oakland Raiders.

After Sunday's game, Pat Williams came off as a bit perturbed that some folks believed there had been, as he put it, "a crack" in the Williams Wall that he forms with fellow Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams.

While trial dates are mulled in state court, the NFL must decide whether to appeal a related federal appeals court ruling.